The Cecil Whig., 1887-07-02


in some matters. The music of Children
Day at various churches was greatly en-
livened by the cornet. We understand thai
cornetist who was ready to assist at tn.
| services at Providence A. I. NJ. p. churcl
last Sunday was not permitted to do so.
The farmers all over the county are
busy with their harvesting. The farmers
III the First district begin rather earlier
than i'll other sections. County Commis
sioner William Dushane finished his whea,
harvest on Monday evening. He had 2t
acres cut the last day which is considered
rapid work.
Walter Racine, whose father farms the
| William p. Howard place on Grays Hill,
was severely injured on Saturday last He
was driving hay rake when the horse
became manageable and the lad was
| thrown under the rake and dragged some
distance, a tooth of the instrumen: entering
his thigh.
The Sunday School of Jackson Hall
will hold a festival in Mr. William Cracey 5
woods adjoining the hall, on the evening of
July 4th. Those that have the festival in
charge extends an invitation to any one
who would like to spend pleasant evenin g
to be present. Mr.. 7. j. Scott of Cowan-
town will give grand display of fire works
Mr.. aud Mrs. VIM j. Jones this week
| attended the Dickinson College commence
ment at Carlisle. At the meeting of the
Board of Trustees in the Tome Scientific C
building, president McCauley in the chair.
VIM. j. Jones, Esq of Elkton. and Thomas
Mallalieu, Esq, of Mlligton Md, were re-
elected to the board and sworn in by a ius-
tice of the peace.
-Gouley's excursion to Colchester Beach
from Wilmington per the 2. w. & b. rail-
road to Havre de Grace and from there by
steamer to the place of destination, passed
through this town in two sections of - and
IS cars, respectively, on Thursday morning.
The familiar form OF Prof r. L. Graham,
principal of the Boys High School. Will
mington, was seen on the rear car of the
last section.
DIR. William Charles Perkins who died
years, first practiced medicine in Cecil
county where he married a Miss Price.
About the close of the war he removed to
Philadelphia where he had been quite sue
cessful in his profession. DIR. Perkins ben g
in i'll health had engaged passage to Europe
for the Goth ult. The remains were inferred
on Monday at St. Nlvier's Catholic church
Bohemia Manor Cecil county.
The engineer of the "fast mail'' on
Sunday last disobeyed tn. orders to eugi-
neers not TO run by a train standing at a
station. The % north was stopped here
and the mail train ran by at rapid rate.
a boy was about to cross back of the
standing train, but was called to by persons
would probably haye been struck. We
understand that the engineer was reported
for his disregard of orders
A party Of about twenty y-tive gentlemen
OF this town will spend the Fourth of July
on the Elk river and Chesapeake bay The
ID. Scott Fertilizer Co., has given them the
use of the edith Scott free of charge. \
tug has been engaged to tow the vessel out
and i'll the river, and accompany theyessel
so as to tow her should the wind not he
favorable. The party that spent the Fourth
last year III this way, went as far down the
bay as Tolchester.
Magistrate Scott on Wednesday gave
William Downham hearing On the charge
of assault and battery on Allan G. Thack-
cry, young farmer of this vicinity, and
held him IN 500 bail for appearance a.
court. Albert Constable, Esq, went his
bail for this amount, and also went Down.
hams security to keep the peace. We gave
the particulars of the assault last week.
| Jacob Brown, who is charged with assault
ing Mr.. Thackery at the same time, has
not been apprehended.
Captain Pratt, of the Carlisle Training
School, with fourteen of his pupils visited
| Oxford, Pa, last week. Eleven Of the pu.
| pills are spending their vacation near Rising
Sun and Colora, Cecil county. They were
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs Stephen j.
Reynolds, Lloyd and George Balderston
|
tribes. meeting WAS held in the First
Presbyterian church, at which the Indian
| pupils sang and recited. Captain Pratt
Lloyd Balderston and Rev. NJ w. Jacobus
delivered addresses.
Some Elkton parties have been endeav-
oring to purchase Mr.. Waller Armstrong;
| promising young trotter Solitaire. Mr.
Armstrong; price is $1,000. -Four gentle
men of this vicinity had arranged to pur-
chase the animal and take him the round OF
the fairs this fall. One however failed tc
| come to time with the cash. and it thus fell
! through. Mr., X. I. G. Crouch went to Mr.
Armstrong; on Saturday last wit h the in
tention of purchasing Solitaire for himsel
and another gentleman lie demanded
before purchasing to be shown trial mile
This Mr.. Armstrong who did not appear tc
be anxious to sell even at his own pric.
refused.
-Itlooks as if Sam johnson, colored
alias Sam Gun, who lived many years il
this county, will have to swing for til,
murder of John SharpesS, notwithstandin!
the fact that many who know CUFFS char
aCteristiCs and read the eviderce agaius
him, believe him guiltlcss of the crime
Two colored cIcrgymen who visited hin
this week told hiia to base no hope what
ever on a pard on, bat to prepare to NEE
death. johnson replied. 81 have no othe
thought but that shall die oil August ID
| have given up ali hope in earthly things
Before God am innocent of the murder 0
John Sharple5s and in my last breath vii
still proCaim this fact to the world"
-Children's Day was celebrated at Prov
idence y. L. NJ. p. church, on Sunday last
The pastor, Rev. VIM. II. Fax, made an ap
propriate address and read temperanc
ode. Miss f. Coale, of Asbury Park, n. j.
and Miss f. Sheppard, of Philadoldbia, rea,
essays. Chas. IL. Boyer formerly OF thi
town but now a school teacher at Charlotte
Hall, Md, also read an essay. John Mil
burn, the Sunday school superintendent
read the 9TH chapter of ST. Matthew. Mis-
Myrtle salisbury gave a select reading
The program also included solos, quartettes
etc, participated in by Mrs. Bailey, Miss |.
Bailey, Miss +. Coale, Messrs w. Cotman
c. BAIL, George Milburn and others. Th
singing by the school was very fine and tn
exercises were very enjoyable.